Moyamensing Township Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Tuesday, May 28, 1850
Add to My HeroesCornelius Mooney
Watchman Neil Mooney succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he was shot with a musket while putting out a bonfire that had been lit in a vacant lot at the corner of Eighth Street and Fitzwater Street.
He had just taken a prisoner to the watchhouse and was returning to his beat when he saw the fire. He entered the vacant lot in an area that a fence had been torn down and began to put it out when someone standing by the fence fire a musket at him, striking him in the head. He was taken to a hospital where he died.
Watchman Mooney was a veteran of the Cadwalader Grays, a militia created in preparation for the Mexican-American War that became part of the First Pennsylvania Regiment.
Bio
- Age 27
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Sunday, May 26, 1850
- Weapon Rifle; Musket
- Offender Not available
Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsCornelius,
On today, the 175th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War.
BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)
May 28, 2025
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